Law Firm Overview

O'Neill & Borges is a full service law firm with over 70 attorneys located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Our attorneys adhere to the highest standards of legal excellence and service. Our philosophy is to be responsive to the needs of the client, not only in terms of turn around time, but also in providing complete and comprehensive legal services geared at achieving the client's goals in a cost-effective manner.

Our practice is organized into three departments: Corporate, Labor & Employment, and Litigation. The Corporate, Labor & Employment, and Litigation Departments are further subdivided into multiple Practice Areas, representing the wide range of legal services that are critical to the success of our clients, including, bankruptcy, collective bargaining, commercial lending, commercial litigation, corporate tax, corporate and public finance, environmental and land use, intellectual property, labor & employment litigation, legislative and regulatory affairs, mergers and acquisitions, real estate and commercial transactions, private equity & finance, tourism and hospitality, among others. Attorneys with experience and/or specialized education support each practice area.

Each department and practice area works in an interdisciplinary manner in order to ensure well-rounded and thorough legal advice and representation to our clients. Our integrated legal practice includes a strong support from an experienced group of paralegals and staff, placed at the service of our clients.

Our client base is extensive and represents our diversified practice. Among our clients are leading business organizations, including several Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, financial institutions, private equity firms, professional services firms, real estate owners and developers, public entities, educational and not-for-profit institutions, and individuals.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Agency Proceedings
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Antitrust and Trade Regulation
• Bankruptcy and Business Reorganization
• Business Immigration
• Commercial Lending
• Construction Law Practice
• Corporate And Public Finance
• Distribution and Franchising
• Employment Law and Litigation
• Environmental Law and Litigation
• Government and Legislative Affairs
• Government Contracts and Procurement
• Insurance & Health Law
• Intellectual Property
• Mergers and Acquistions
• Pension and Employee Benefits
• Private Equity and Finance
• Product Liability and Personal Injury Claims
• Real Estate
• Tax
• Tax Incentives
• Telecommunications
• Tourism and Hospitality Industry
• Admiralty
• Collective Bargaining
• Land Use
• Customs and Border Control

Representative Clients

• Abbott Laboratories
• American Annuity Group
• Avatar Electronics
• Avon Products
• Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria
• Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
• Banco Santander Puerto Rico
• Intercontinental Hotels
• Becton Dickinson
• BMJ Foods (Ponderosa Restaurants)
• Caribbean Refrescos (Coca Cola)
• Caribbean Restaurants (Burger King)
• Centennial de Puerto Rico
• Citicapital Commercial Corporation
• COSTCO Wholesale Corporation
• Bard Shannon
• Empresas Berrios
• ESSROC (San Juan Cement)
• Esso Standard Oil Company (Puerto Rico)
• Fluor-Daniel
• Ford
• Government Development Bank
• Hanes Menswear
• Holsum de Puerto Rico
• ICN Pharmaceuticals
• IDT
• ING North America Insurance Co.
• Jefferson Smurfit
• Johnson & Johnson
• Kiewit Construction Company
• Kmart Corporation
• Lehman Brothers
• Levitt Homes Corporation
• Lexmark
• Liberty Mutual Insurance
• Liz Claiborne
• Lucent Technologies
• Marriott Hotels
• Mars
• Marsh & McLennan Companies
• Marshalls
• Martin-Brower of Puerto Rico, Inc.
• Medical Card System
• McCann Erickson
• Mobil Paint
• Nokia
• Novus
• Nypro
• Olay Company
• Pavarini Construction Co. of Puerto Rico
• Pall Corp.
• Picerne Properties
• Playtex
• Primedia Broadcast Group
• Puerto Rican-American Insurance Company
• Purdue Pharma
• Ricoh Corporation
• Sanofi-Winthrop Pharmaceutical
• Sara Lee Corp.
• Schindler Elevator Corp.
• Sears Roebuck and Co.
• Seamless Textiles
• Serono
• Starbucks Corporation
• Stewart Enterprises
• The Pillsbury Company
• The Procter & Gamble Commercial Co.
• The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
• The TJX Companies
• Toyota Motor Credit
• Turner Construction Company
• UBS Financial Services
• Verizon
• Visteon Caribbean
• Westin Rio Mar Resort
• Wells Fargo Bank
• Wells Fargo Commercial Capital
• Wells Fargo Financial

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Banking & Finance Law, Lending & Secured Transactions, Public Finance, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Reorganizations, Telecommunications, Construction Law, Criminal Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Tourism, Travel & Leisure, Environmental Law, Government Agencies & Programs, Government Contracts, Health & Health Care Law, Immigration, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, Patents, Customs, Collective Bargaining, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Real Estate Law, Land Use & Zoning, Taxation Law